Event between (576212) 12HL85 and star GA0680:06335799 with event index number of 2523741
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/18 02:13:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:34:26.8 -21:32:15
Equinox of date position of star is 15:35:44.1 -21:36:37
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 177 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 74% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 40.9 AU from the Sun
and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 253 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3491 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.6 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 576212, (2027/01/18 02:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.2 -26:29:23 0.9 13.46 166 7Del Sco 16:01:56.3 -22:41:47 2.3 6.09 173 PPM 264480 15:39:51.0 -21:06:13 5.9 1.03 176 PPM 264396 15:35:44.2 -21:24:01 8.4 0.24 177 576212 15:36:01.6 -21:37:36 15.5 177 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 576212, (2027/01/18 02:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.46 166 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 6.09 173 PPM 264480 15:38:16.4 -21:01:00 5.9 1.03 176 PPM 264396 15:34:09.6 -21:18:40 8.4 0.24 177 576212 15:34:26.8 -21:32:15 15.5 177 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/20 23:57:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute